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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by mrtksn on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @03:03AM (#33077358)
I used to work in The City, for a time I considered to rent from there at a walking distance from work.

It's truly unique place and I love it but one day I stayed at work till late and noticed that the place turned into a ghost town once the salarymen went home. Then went a few times cycling there in the weekend and I was astonished how empty it was. I actually enjoy solitude but the area is very business oriented and scared me away. Kind of regret not living there for a while, it would have been an experience.

Here are a few photos at the off hours, a bit too empty for a place that is extremely crowded at the day.

https://imgur.com/a/sgo7Yxe

edit: I particularly like this panorama image : https://imgur.com/a/yfh5hXN

At rush hour that location is so crowded that you can't walk without bumping into people but on the weekends you barely see people, even the tourists are not plenty despite being on a nice summer day.

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by thorin on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:27AM (#33077764)
That's one of the reasons why the start of 28 days later was filmed there, near Bank. A familiar scene which often has no one there at the weekend mornings. I worked there around that time in the late 90s. Spent a lot of time at Spitalfields, Brick Lane, St Paul's, Old Street. Was great when young and the company was buying beer.
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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by klelatti on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:00AM (#33077960)
In general you're absolutely right but there are some parts of the City where there is some activity over the weekend. For example, the area around St Paul's and Cheapside usually have quite a few shops open and it's quite a pleasant place for a walk on a Sunday (and e.g. the Daunt's bookshop on Cheapside is very good and open both Sat and Sun).

It's interesting that it's quite the opposite just over the river (200m walk say) where places like Tate Modern and around London Bridge are usually very busy indeed over the weekend.

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by thinkingemote on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:36AM (#33077814)
Yeah, even regular well known grocery stores and pubs are shut on a Saturday afternoon. It's quite eerie seeing almost everything closed.

There was one bonus - there is a shopping mall with lots of stores which stays open during the weekend, and is really quiet - I used to go there for last minute Christmas shopping at the weekend. When the rest of the country's shops would be packed, this entire mall was still very quiet, and open! I think it was near Cannon Street (One New Change, maybe?)

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by actionfromafar on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @03:41AM (#33077539)
I think the tourists instinctively feel that this place is not a place of honor.

"The City of London is the only part of Britain over which parliament has no authority."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/31/corpor...

https://www.economist.com/britain/2001/08/02/the-mayors-new-...

https://www.ft.com/content/41dba03e-5d29-11e5-9846-de406ccb3...

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by blibble on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:15AM (#33077714)
that statement is completely false

(if you want accuracy stay away from George Monbiot articles)

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